As a community pharmacist at Reids Pharmacy you'll be responsible for dispensing and supplying prescription medicines. You'll also be involved in maintaining and improving people's health by providing advice and information.
You'll also sell over-the-counter medical products and instruct people on the use of medicines and medical appliances.
Responsibilities
As a community pharmacist, you'll need to:
- dispense prescription medicines to the public
- ensure that different treatments are compatible
- check dosage and ensure that medicines are correctly and safely supplied and labelled
- supervise the preparation of any medicines (not all are supplied ready made-up by the manufacturer)
- keep a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes
- liaise with doctors about prescriptions
- sell over-the-counter medicines
- advise the public on the treatment of minor ailments
- advise patients of any adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medicines/treatments
- prepare dosette boxes, usually for the elderly, but also for those with memory/learning difficulties or those who have several combinations of tablets to take, where tablets are placed in compartments for specified days of the week
- undertake Medicine Use Reviews (MUR), an advanced service to help patients understand how their medicines work and why they have to take them
- provide support through the New Medicine Service (NMS) to patients starting certain medicines to treat long-term conditions (England only)
- manage a needle and syringe exchange
- measure and fit compression hosiery
- offer specialist health checks, such as blood pressure and cholesterol monitoring and diabetes screening
- run stop-smoking clinics and weight-reduction programmes
- arrange the delivery of prescription medicines to patients
- manage, supervise and train pharmacy support staff
- manage finance and budgets
- keep up to date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses
Working hours
Working hours may include unsocial hours in a shop environment. Many pharmacies are open for extended hours during evenings and weekends. Most employers operate a rota system.
There are opportunities for part-time work, job-share and locum work.
Qualifications
To qualify as a pharmacist, you must:
- complete a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)-accredited Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
- complete a period of one-year paid pre-registration training in a GPhC-approved community pharmacy, under supervision
- pass the GPhC registration assessment
- meet the GPhC fitness to practise requirements for registration as a pharmacist.
Skills
You'll need to show:
- excellent communication skills - you must listen carefully to what patients say, as well as explain complex and sometimes sensitive information to the general public and other healthcare professionals
- the ability to work with others in a multidisciplinary team, as well as to lead others in a team
- concern for the welfare of the general public
- accuracy and meticulous attention to detail
- a methodical approach to work
- an understanding of business principles
- a high level of customer service
- a professional and confident manner
- the ability to inspire the trust of others
- that you understand and can apply the law in terms of the storage and dispensing of medicines
- a willingness to take on a high level of responsibility.
Job Types: Permanent, Part-time, Full-time
Pay: £24.00-£28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- Transport links
Experience:
- Clinical pharmacy: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
